Neoplastic, Inflammatory and Degenerative Conditions

Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Skin

Staged Excision of Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma: A 10-Year Experience

Bosbous MW, Dzwierzynski WW, Neuburg M (Med College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) Plast Reconstr Surg 124:1947-1955, 2009^§

S.H. Miller, MD, MPH

Evidence Ranking

• C

Expert Rating

• 2

Abstract

Background

The treatment of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma presents a difficult problem for clinicians. Published guidelines recommend a 5-mm excision margin for lentigo maligna and a 1-cm margin for lentigo maligna melanoma, yet these are often inadequate. The authors’ purpose is to report their 10-year experience using staged excision for the treatment of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma of the head and neck.